John Galliano

Former Christian Dior designer John Galliano arrives at the Paris court house, June 22, 2011.

The famed designer, known for his flamboyant personality and over-the-top creations, was convicted by a Paris court on Sept. 8, 2011, of making racist and anti-Semitic remarks on two separate occasions at a Paris bar. Galliano, who didn't attend the announcement of the verdict, was given no prison time. The court imposed a suspended 6,000 euro ($8,400) fine, which means it goes on his criminal record but he does not have to pay it.

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British designer John Galliano is seen after presenting the Christian Dior Spring 2011 Haute Couture Collection on Jan. 24, 2011, in Paris. Galliano was dismissed from his post as creative director at the French fashion house following accusations of anti-Semitism.

A cellphone video of Galliano, 50, drunkenly praising Adolf Hilter surfaced on the Internet just days after he was suspended by Dior pending a police investigation into an alleged anti-Semitic incident with a couple in a Paris cafe, for which he was reportedly detained and questioned by French police.

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John Galliano is seen at the opening of the new 57th Street Christian Dior boutique on Dec. 8, 2010, in New York. The president and CEO of the French fashion house, Sidney Toledano, spoke out about his dismissal in a statement, saying, "I condemn most firmly the statements made by John Galliano which are a total contradiction with the essential values that have always been defended by the House of Christian Dior."

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John Galliano's alleged anti-Semtic comments have led Oscar winner Natalie Portman, who is the face of Christian Dior's Miss Dior Cherie fragrance, to publicly boycott his designs. In a statement, Portman, who is Jewish, said she was "deeply shocked and disgusted" by the video and "will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way." The two are pictured here at the opening of the new 57th Street Dior boutique on Dec. 8, 2010, in New York.

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John Galliano is pictured at the end of his men's Fall 2011 ready-to-wear fashion show on Jan. 21, 2011, in Paris.

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Penelope Cruz and Charlize Theron pose with John Galliano backstage at the Christian Dior Resort 2008 fashion show on May 14, 2007, in New York. Cruz reportedly wore a Galliano-designed gown during her July 2010 wedding to actor Jarvier Bardem.